By the way, at work, it is important to make allies, who shall bat for you even in your absence, or when you may drop the ball on a deadline; this you must cultivate, as it is not part of the conventional work culture, and you do so by being supportive of others, bailing them out, and thereby instilling a reciprocal practice derived from genuine altruism, not on the surface pseudo politeness of the MidWest. It mostly matters in promotions, bonus dispensation, and definitely in lateral or vertical mobility in your career: here is where being assertive is critical. Further, you will discover, despite the informality and verbal diarrhea prevalent at the work place, [most] people are decent at heart, simple in nature, easy to ply, if weak in character, which mostly arises from lack of exposure.It's insane how accurate you are. A lot of people at my work place are that bloody creature gossip who are all related!i got lucky with the somali boss being friends with the higher ups.
Oh you will learn the hard way, once your fingers will have been burnt by your own doing.
Seek good, go by the principle of 'form of the good', and you shall be, do good.
